This has been such a long, tedious and boring off-season.
If the NRL had any sense at all they'd make a transfer window during the off-season where teams can all make their free agent signings, trades and moves for the upcoming year so that the NRL retains some relevancy and excitement over the summer.
Instead, we have this long, drawn-out process where an enormous number of players are going to run out next year to play for a team that they'll be leaving in under 12 months. I don't care what anyone says, there is no chance that a player is going to give 100% and push themselves and leave everything on the field for a club they're leaving and when they already have an eye on their next destination, a good chunk of them will be treading water waiting to move, and another good chunk of them will end up conveniently finding a way to get out of their contract and join their new club early. You can't even blame the players, its the awful, broken system at fault.
I'm not even going to touch on the desperate need for a draft system to help equalise the competition and provide pathways for young talent - another event which could provide some spectacle over the off-season.
This sport really is run by amateurs.